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Wednesday, 15 July 2015

Mam-moth Catch

Monday night’s conditions were great for mothing, cloudy,
mild and humid. The traps were enticingly busy….

In fact John filled two trays of boxes just with the moths
in the vegetation around the first trap. I was only able to spend a couple of
hours there before having to get to work but John put in a solid six hours
emptying the three traps and processing the catch.

There were a total of 721 moths and the highest species mix
to date. This included 108 definites, a further five moths that can’t be
identified to species level in the field and three others taken away for
identification or confirmation. There were no less than 27 new species for the
parish including Lempke’s Gold Spot….

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" Men that undertake only one district are much more likely to advance natural knowledge than those that grasp at more than they can possibly be acquainted with ; every kingdom, every province, should have its own monographer."Gilbert White — The Natural History of Selborne.This blog covers the birds and other wildlife in the parish of Ainderby Steeple, North Yorkshire.